CHICAGO — As the Orlando Magic's losses have increased this season, Arron Afflalo has kept a lid on his disappointment. The losses have worn on him, but he never has singled out teammates even though he has played at an All-Star level.

Oladipo scored eight points, gathered two rebounds and distributed five assists without a turnover.

And Afflalo made eight of his 14 shots from the field.

Afflalo has been the biggest bright spot for the Magic this season.

"We've talked about some of the transformation that he did in the offseason," Vaughn said. "Part of that was dealing with life and sometimes that it's not fair, that it's hard. The choice that you have when you lose is how you're going to face the next day, how you're going to face your teammates.

"I think he's been really good this year at coming to work the next day still excited about his teammates and about going to work."

The victory was the Magic's second win in their last 10 games.

The Bulls, with their backcourt riddled by two key injuries, made just 34.6 percent of their shot attempts.

Playing the second game of a back-to-back, the Magic didn't score their first points until Vucevic sank a midrange jumper with 8:16 left in the first quarter.

But, suddenly, the Magic (8-17) couldn't stop scoring.

Vucevic's jumper started a 15-0 Magic run that included a jumper by Davis, a putback layup by Davis, a driving layup by Oladipo, a 3-pointer by Afflalo and baskets by Davis and Vucevic.

The Bulls (9-14) are struggling this season because Derrick Rose, their superstar point guard, will miss the rest of the season after he tore meniscus cartilage in his right knee on Nov. 22.

On Monday, the Bulls also were missing point guard Kirk Hinrich because of a back injury.

Chicago has lost 11 of its last 14 games, leaving United Center as quiet during games as it's been in years.

On Monday, Bulls fans had almost nothing to cheer about.

Chicago fell behind by 17 points in the third quarter after Afflalo's scoring outburst.

The Magic needed that cushion.

"This game has proven over and over again that it's a 48-minute game," Afflalo said. "Anything can happen."

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CHICAGO — Glen Davis played 32 minutes in the Orlando Magic's 83-82 win over the Chicago Bulls on Monday night even though he hurt his occasionally troublesome left shoulder less than 24 hours earlier.